Wildlifeof Malaysia
Small Woolly Bat
Bats
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Kerivoula intermedia
Basic stats
Range
Malaysia (Borneo and the Malay Peninsula) and little known
Size
Head and body 30–40mm; tail 24–42mm; forearm 27–31mm
Weight
2.5–4g
The small woolly bat is a little-known vesper bat, only slightly larger than Kitti's hog-nosed bat, one of the smallest mammals in the world. It weighs 2.5 to 4 g, with a head and body of 30–40 mm, a tail of 24–42 mm and a forearm of 27–31 mm. The fur is orange-brown on the back and paler brown below, and both the hair bases and the wing membrane are dark (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Small Woolly Bat found?
- Malaysia (Borneo and the Malay Peninsula) and little known
- How big is the Small Woolly Bat?
- Head and body 30–40mm; tail 24–42mm; forearm 27–31mm
- How much does the Small Woolly Bat weigh?
- 2.5–4g